Clinical Director, Residential

Description

Thompson Child & Family Focus employs hard working, dedicated, caring, innovative team members who are committed to excellence and empowering children and families through therapy, education, and prevention-based care!

What’s in it for you? Great Benefits for full-time employees!

• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid Holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance options
• Life Insurance
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Multiple opportunities for growth
• Phone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Clinical Supervision Reimbursement for eligible roles

What you will make! $75K-80K annually

PURPOSE: 

The Clinical Director, Residential is responsible for daily clinical operational oversight and performance for Thompson Residential programs. Success will be primarily measured through core data points: staff retention/engagement data and program outcomes/quality data. Program supervisors are expected to model principles of the Leadership Pipeline as a Leader of Others.       

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactive coaching and feedback to ensure professional development and growth of direct reports;  provide or coordinate the provision of clinical supervision for all clinicians in the program.  
• Setting programmatic objectives, defining roles, and prioritizing tasks for direct reports
• Effective proactive communication in all directions (up, down, sideways) to ensure program needs are met
• Recruit, interview and selection of top tier talent for their program staff
• Conduct thorough and well-documented assessments of direct reports performance
• Proactively address performance issues and replace team members who consistently fall short of delivering on their objectives
• Create an open trusting and trauma-informed environment where teamwork and collaboration is valued
• Compliance with the agency Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process to ensure program data and outcome goals are met
• Ensure internal and external clinical standards are met regarding records, documentation and general services provided
• Coordinate and liaison with internal and external stakeholders to represent the program and its needs
• Act as a role model across the organization for other staff regarding professionalism, positivity and teamwork
• Respond and address to any client/parent/guardian complains/concerns
• Participate in   afterhours on call rotation for clinical and programmatic needs
• Collaborate with the   Medical Director and nurse practitioner(s) in the coordination between MH/SU services being delivered with primary physical or psychiatric healthcare providers.
• Remains current with required documentations, assessments and treatment plans and ensures that the treatments are current, appropriate, and follow accepted guidelines and community standards, and are not experimental in nature.
• Works in collaboration with the Medical Director and Operations Director to identify appropriate evidence-based or emerging best practice therapies and treatment programs to be employed by staff delivering services

LEADERSHIP VALUES, TIME APPICATION AND SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

• Leaders of others should primarily value: getting results through others (instead of doing themselves), judging success by the success of direct reports and the unit, and displaying visible integrity at all times.
• Leaders of others should spend the majority of their time on the following: annual planning, making time for direct reports, performance management, developing their team and recruitment.
• Leaders of other’s skills that they must display to be successful at this level include: planning, job design, delegating, coaching/giving feedback, performance management, creating rewards and motivation, and communicating/climate setting in their programs.

Requirements

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION:

• Must have valid Driver’s License and meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) they lead.
• Education requirements for a Clinical Supervisor is a master’s or doctoral degree and an active clinical licensure in NC.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a clinical supervisor license
• Preference will be given to candidates with a Doctorate in Psychology (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) from an accredited institution who are Licensed Psychologist in North Carolina, in good st